Discovering Angkor: Historical Landmarks and Attractions

Key facts

Highlights

Explore Angkor Wat, the 12th century architectural masterpiece

The Angkor complex is filled with magnificent ancient temples and ruins

Overview

Explore Angkor’s historical highlights on this 3-day tour and discover Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage. Wander around the fortified city of Angkor Thom with its impressive monuments within. Watch the setting sun from an ancient temple and feel the past come alive.

Explore the majestic Angkor Wat - a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, famous for its beauty and splendour. Visit the mystical 10th century Banteay Srei Temple dedicated to Shiva. This tour gives you a perspective of Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage that will remain in your memory forever.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Siem Reap

You will be picked up from the airport upon your arrival in Siem Reap and transferred to your selected hotel in the city.

Check into your hotel, depending upon the option selected.) Your package includes daily American Breakfast.

Set out on in an air-conditioned coach for a sightseeing tour of Angkor.

Visit Angkor Thom, a fortified Royal City built by King Jayavarman VII, who ruled from 1181 to 1201. The city has five monumental gates and is encircled by a moat 100 meters wide. In the centre of the walled city are the city’s most important monuments including Bayon, Baphuon, the Terrace of Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper King and Phimeanakas with Royal Enclosure.

Later, watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.

You will be dropped back to your hotel for your overnight stay.

Day 2: Sightseeing in Angkor

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in Siem Reap in an air-conditioned coach for a guided sightseeing tour of Angkor.

On this tour, you will visit the magnificent temples of Angkor:

• Angkor Wat: This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu by King Suryavarman II, who reigned between 1131 and 1150. It was constructed over a period of 30 years and is world famous for its beauty and splendour. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which run along the outer gallery walls and depicting stories from Hindu mythology.

• Ta Prohm: This is one of the most popular attractions of Angkor. Since much of the jungle has not been cleared and it looks very much as most of the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers first stumbled across them.

• Banteay Srei Temple: Built in the late 10th century, it is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. The temple is square with entrances on the east and west. Of main interest are the three central towers which are decorated with male and female divinities and beautiful filigree relief work.

After this sightseeing tour you will be dropped back at your hotel in Siem Reap.

Rest of the time is at leisure.

Overnight at your hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 3: Depart Siem Reap

After breakfast in the hotel you will be picked up and transferred to the airport for your onward journey. Your tour ends with a drop-off at the airport.

Activity Schedule

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Meeting point

Siem Reap Airport.
(Please mention your flight details at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, please contact the local activity operator 24 hours prior to the start of the tour with these details.)

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